Police arrested two men suspected of channelling banknotes into manipulative devices at cash machines.The duo allegedly set up thin metal plates at cash machines at a cash terminal in Laaben in Lower Austria where they were arrested yesterday (Tues) to get hold of cash withdrawn by bank customers.It is unclear how much money […]
Innsbruck police evacuated a park after a man discovered a hand grenade.The object was found near a waterfall yesterday morning (Sun). Strong rainfalls may have unearthed the grenade, police said today (Mon). It was defused and removed by experts of the federal interior ministry.The ministrys teams have offices across the country to be on site […]
A German motorcyclist died on the spot after crashing into a traffic sign yesterday morning (Sun).Police in Bad Großpertholz, Lower Austria, said today it was unclear whether the woman, 48, had been speeding.Last Thursday, a biker died when he collided with an oncoming car outside Klagenfurt, Carinthia.
A German holidaymaker had to be hospitalised after a kayaking accident.The 25-year-old was rescued by friends after capsizing in a river in the Tyrolean district of Reutte yesterday (Sun). He was unconscious when an ambulance arrived to take him to a clinic.The mans pals said his head was underwater for some minutes before they eventually […]
A young resident of Vienna faces youth crime charges for stealing a moped.The 14-year-old raised the attention of policemen patrolling the city centre yesterday evening (Sun) by sounding the horn of the moped several times.Officers found out that it had been reported stolen recently when he failed to provide its licence papers. The teenager was […]
A Lower Austrian man died in a car crash yesterday evening (Sun), police said today.The man, 45, was hit by the car of a Spaniard. The 27-year-old apparently ignored or failed to notice the red light at the crossroad on the B7 main road outside Mistelbach. The tourist and his 25-year-old girlfriend suffered undisclosed injuries […]
A 56-year-old man from Carinthia succumbed to his head injuries sustained when he crashed into the back of a tractor.The motorist may have been speeding when he slammed into the agricultural vehicle which was going at walking pace on the B114 near Trieben in the Styrian district of Judenburg yesterday evening (Thurs).The farmer got away […]
A hapless robber fled empty-handed when a betting shop clerk fled into a back room.The masked man asked the employee to hand over all of the days takings in the hold-up yesterday (Tues), officials in Vienna-Margareten said today. The man behind the counter dashed into a room in the back of the betting office to […]
More than 100 entrepreneurs are accompanying Austrian President Heinz Fischer on his state visit to Russia as firms hope to benefit from the prospering economy of the Eurasian country.Fischer, who met with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev yesterday (Thurs), was welcomed by the countrys Prime Minister and ex-President Vladimir Putin today. The talks were overshadowed by […]
A motorist got away with minor injuries when he crashed against a tree yesterday afternoon (Thurs).The 34-year-old came off a street near Sieghartskirchen in Lower Austrias Tulln district before ploughing into a roadside tree. His car was wrecked in the accident. The man was hospitalised with slight injuries. The motorist was not drunk, but police […]